Lionsgate is working with Gearbox Software and Take-Two Interactive to create a film adaptation of Borderlands.

The Borderlands film creative team will be led by producers Avi and Ari Arad, who were responsible Iron Man, Spider Man, The Amazing Spider Man, X-Men, Ghost Rider and Blade.

Avi Arad is also working on adaptations of Uncharted and Ghost in the Shell.

"We believe that we've brought together the right partners, the ideal creative team and the perfect property to launch a new motion picture tent-pole for a global audience," said Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-chairs Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger.

"The Borderlands games don't pull any punches, and we'll make the movie with the same in-your-face attitude that has made the series a blockbuster mega-franchise."

Set in the frontier of a sci-fi universe, Borderlands is best known for its irreverent humour and characters, as well as its comic-book art style and four-player co-op loot-grabbing gameplay. The franchise has shipped more than 26 million copies worldwide since its launch in 2009.

"Creating, developing and continuing to build the Borderlands franchise at Gearbox Software has been an incredible ride where the most powerful fuel to our engine has been the astonishing outpouring of love and devotion from the fans," said Gearbox president Randy Pitchford.

"It is the passion of the fans driving the growing success of Borderlands that brought what I believe to be the best team of film producers, marketing and distribution experts in the world together to deliver the exciting story and unique characters of Borderlands to the big screen."